A life in words

  • Today in the Life of Josh

    Awake a bit after noon, shocked to have slept so late. (Gotta set an alarm!) Standard prepare-for-the-day stuff. (Pray, shower, read scriptures, eat breakfast (super late breakfast)) Walk to campus and give Nathaniel the tie that the Sister Sessions bought for us for Britten’s wedding Work in the lab—debugging the regressions in the Language-ID system…

  • “Quoth the Raven”; Or, On the Demise of Schmoopsy-poo

    Well, I got back to Provo last night and one of the first things I did was run like a frightened child to the ever-loving side of my dear Jenny, or Schmoopsy-poo as I like to call her when my heart is most profusely gushing forth its unending affections towards her. We had been divided…

  • A Friend’s Poem

    After about 5 years of separation from most of my earthly belongings, I finally went with my dad to his storage unit to pick up all of the old junk that I left behind when I went back to college after my mission. Well, it’s really cool to go through this stuff after so much…

Not knowing for certain, but refusing to give way to those who claim certainty, was a privilege I had never allowed myself.Tara Westover, Educated, p. 197